Bos frontalis

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Bos frontalis, commonly known as the gayal or mithun, is a large semi-domesticated bovine native to Northeast India and surrounding regions, valued for its meat, milk, and cultural significance.

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Label Occurrences
Bos frontalis canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artiodactyl ⓘ
bovid ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species ⓘ
ancestor Bos gaurus ⓘ
linked to: Bos namadicus
bodyMass 600–1000 kg ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor dark brown ⓘ
commonName drung ⓘ
gayal ⓘ
mithun ⓘ
culturalSignificanceIn Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
Mizoram ⓘ
Nagaland ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
describedBy Lambert Bidloo ⓘ
describedInYear 1790 ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
domesticatedBy indigenous communities of Northeast India ⓘ
domesticationStatus semi-domesticated ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
genus Bos ⓘ
habitat hilly forested regions ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
hornPresence horned in both sexes ⓘ
IUCNStatus domesticated form (not assessed as wild taxon) ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lactationUse milk for human consumption ⓘ
nativeTo Bangladesh ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
product hide ⓘ
manure ⓘ
relatedTo Bos indicus ⓘ
Bos taurus ⓘ
religiousRole sacrificial animal in traditional rituals ⓘ
symbol of prosperity ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
shoulderHeight approximately 1.5–1.7 m ⓘ
subfamily Bovinae ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial purposes ⓘ
draught power ⓘ
meat production ⓘ
milk production ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bos → includesSpecies → Bos frontalis ⓘ